Musk’s outrage over Trump’s signature legislation fuels a pledge to rejoin the political fray, despite the wounds he’s taken and the poor electoral record of mavericks.

The idea of a centrist third party has been a bit of a running joke in recent years. Every cycle, someone writes an op-ed calling for a moderate bid from someone like Joe Manchin, it gets widely ...

After serving as the Republican president from 1901 to 1909, Theodore Roosevelt formed the Progressive Party, or "Bull Moose Party," in 1912 when he failed to win the Republican nomination for a ...

After serving as the Republican president from 1901 to 1909, Theodore Roosevelt formed the Progressive Party, or "Bull Moose Party," in 1912 when he failed to win the Republican nomination for a ...

Elon Musk floated the idea of a new political party as his rapidly escalating feud with President Trump reached a tipping point -- with more than 80% of the millions who voted wanting change.

Starting a new political party is easier said than done. The Democratic and Republican parties, and some of the larger third parties, already have ballot access in virtually every state, so an ...

Mike ter Maat, the Libertarian Party’s 2024 vice presidential nominee, has switched to the Republican Party, aligning with the Republican Liberty Caucus.

Central Valley lawmaker Heath Flora will take over as the new Republican leader in the California State Assembly starting in ...

The theory for an independent or third-party candidacy in 2026 is that with Republicans making up 40.0% of the state’s registered voters and Democrats making up 31.1%, there’s an enormous ...

Neither the Republican nor the Democratic Party has consolidated majority support, with more than 4 in 10 saying that neither party can get things done, a new CNN survey finds.

Nearly half of Democratic voters say a third political party "is necessary" in the United States, according to a new poll. "The appetite for third parties always rises along with domestic tumult ...

Independent and third-party voter registration is growing, largely at the expense of Democrats, an NBC News analysis of two decades of voter registration data shows.